2011.03.01
The dilemma of the Isaiah 4:1 phenomenon
by
James Robertson
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I continue to see the dilemma of the Isaiah 4:1 phenomenon all around me so it seems appropriate to write something about it.
1. Isaiah 4:1 "in that day seven women will cling to one man"
Isaiah 4:1 states "AND IN that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread and provide our own apparel; only let us be called by your name to take away our reproach [of being unmarried]." Amplified Bible
What is this saying?
What it says, literally.
In the age being referred to seven women will seek to marry one man!
"but that is against the word" I hear many cry.
Not so.
Yah created women to be virgins and men to be able to take the virginity of more than one woman and virginity can only be taken once so it is clearly apparent that from the beginning Yah created men and women so that more than one woman can covenant with one man and that this is good and perfect in His sight!
See the detailed analysis in the books on marriage on my website.
Satan has lied because there is great spiritual power in a believing man covenanted with {married to} a number of believing women
2. The context – Isaiah 3 and 4
If you read the rest of Isaiah 4 and also Isaiah 3 you will notice that this prophecy is referring to an age that looks very similar to the present age.
Yah showed me about fifteen years ago that it indeed refers to the age in which we live today.
3. The current manifestation – 1 in 10 in some assemblies
The current manifestation of Isaiah 4:1 is everywhere for us to see if we have eyes to see.
In anointed gentle assemblies all over the world you will find as many as ten women for every man.
And you will find deeply committed women who are looking everywhere for a similarly committed man and not finding one.
4. BUT women want a man to themselves
So the obvious thing is for women to share a man – it is entirely "scriptural" after all?
But no, women today are programmed from early childhood to desire a monogamous union or nothing – Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Barbie and Ken all program young girls for Prince Charming in monogamous perfection or nothing – the psychological programming and judgment associated with a woman's man going with another woman is massively traumatic – society sees it as saying something terrible about the woman who is "jilted".
So single believing women keep searching, many of them desperately, for "Mr Right" and not finding him and getting into condemnation because they believe there is something wrong with themselves not realizing that there are just not enough Mr Right's to go round.
5. The problem of union with an unbelieving man
In the process many end up marrying men who are shaky believers, men who claim to be believers or men who are unbelievers because they get desperate and they let go of the commandment NOT to marry unbelievers and in the process many fall away or find themselves in really unpleasant situations.
6. The problem of failed sexual experiments – the route to the lake of fire and brimstone
In this process many get seduced, get involved, walk away because it fails, etc and end up having sex with more than one man – this is adultery and it carries a penalty of part or all of eternity in the lake of fire and brimstone – no matter what the circumstances.
Most single believing women today are faced with the dilemma of either ending up in hell fire for having sex with multiple partners or of staying celibate.
7. Is there a solution?
Is there a solution?
The obvious solution is for several women to share one believing man – but in my experience none of them want to do that and for the most part they are incapable of sharing.
Few men want to try and if they have tried they have been so badly beaten up emotionally they do not want to repeat the experiment.
Some women resort to vibrators and some to pornography and that has its own major negative consequences as discussed some months ago – the vibrator is less of a problem than the pornography but it needs to be prayed over and then there is the question of what they think about when they are using it.
Sexual intimacy between women is NOT forbidden in the book and so two women might achieve their sexual and companionship needs in this way.
It is also possible to pray to Yah to take one's sex drive away, accept that you will be celibate for life and that one will not have a "male life partner" and live life alone or with other woman friends in a non-sexual way.
All of these have their challenges – the simple answer to the question – "is there a solution" is that I do not currently have one other than what is outlined above all of which are unpalatable to most single women.
Conclusion
This is a hugely challenging situation.
It is potentially sending millions of believing women to hell.
If you are in this situation you need to really be careful about what you do.
May Yah bless you and keep you and make His face to shine upon you and give you peace.
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